Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Will there be a tomorrow?

For years now Gaza has been hell on earth.  The UN projects things getting worse so that by 2020, eight years from now, the place may be unlivable.  Here are some of their conclusions:
Population will increase from 1.6 million people today to 2.1 million people in 2020, resulting in a density of more than 5,800 people per square kilometre. 

People will likely still be worse off in 2015 compared to the mid-1990s, despite fast economic growth last year. 

Demand for drinking water was projected to increase by 60 per cent while damage to the aquifer, the major water source, would become irreversible without remedial action now. 

More than 440 additional schools, 800 hospital beds and more than 1,000 doctors would be needed by 2020.

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